Clean Modern Desk Tour | Dual Monitor Setup
About this video
Jeff Su tours his dual-monitor desk setup, organized around form-versus-function compromises. The desk is the larger 1.8-meter IKEA Uppspel gaming desk, chosen because he knew it would hold a lot of gear; it is solid for the price and black to match the room, though a softbox prevents him raising it fully when standing. He deliberately leaves an awkward gap in the middle instead of the desk shelf he used to have (which looked better but did not fit the two 32-inch monitors, speakers, and camera stand): sliding the desk mat leaves space to work on an iPad, read, or eat while watching something. The monitors are two Apple Pro Display XDRs, both bought discounted as he tells it: the main one 50% off from a friend who moved to Singapore and did not want to ship it, and the side one 77% off because a crack runs across the entire screen while it otherwise works fine. One sits horizontal in front of him and one vertical to the side; in meetings he faces the Logitech webcam magnetically mounted on top of the main display with meeting notes on the side screen and a messaging platform top-left, and while filming the script sits on the side with to-dos top-left. He arranges windows with the Mac app Moom and names Rectangle as the free alternative. Below the main monitor are white Audioengine A2+ speakers, slightly asymmetric to keep the vertical monitor close and preserve the center gap. Peripherals: he upgraded from the Logitech MX Master 3 to the 3S mainly because the white matched everything else, prefers the MX Keys Mini over the mechanical version, runs the Logi Options+ app, maps the mouse side buttons to Mission Control and show/hide desktop, and relies on Bluetooth without needing the Bolt USB adapter; an Apple Magic Trackpad 2 stays for smooth scrolling and three-finger desktop swiping.
Key takeaways
- Buy the desk around your constraints: the 1.8 m desk fits two 32-inch monitors and gear, and leaving a center gap instead of a shelf keeps a working/eating surface free.
- Discounted or imperfect displays can anchor a setup: his two Pro Display XDRs came at 50% and 77% off, and one vertical plus one horizontal screen covers meetings, notes, and filming.
- Run everything through one Thunderbolt dock and one laptop cable — but verify your laptop supports multiple external displays before buying the dock and monitors.
- Choose creator audio for untreated rooms: the SM7B through a USB audio interface stays clean where a camera shotgun mic does not, though the Compass arm needs an adapter for it.
- Hide the power: three taped power strips under the desk leave a single cable to the wall, and under-desk clips give slack somewhere to wrap.
Episode details: published July 19, 2022 · 7:00 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Jeff Su’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.
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